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Most Wake County special-education students are graduating from high school, but few are considered to be proficient in math or reading. Wake County school administrators laid out Tuesday their plan over the next three to five years to try to improve instruction for special-education students. The data shows it won’t b

Pikasso Swig Craft Bar is bringing its DIY creative experience to downtown Raleigh this fall with a new location at The Sir Walter, 400 Fayetteville Street. Raleigh Magazine first reported the upcoming arrival, while the Pikasso Swig Craft Bar website lists the Raleigh location as coming in fall 2026. Based...

Open Sun–Thurs 11:30 AM–2:30 PM & 4:30 PM–9:00 PM | Fri 11:30 AM–2:30 PM & 4:30 PM–10:00 PM | Sat 11:30 AM–10:00 PM. Raleigh locals know the hum of the wood-fired oven before they even step through the door at this bustling Village District favorite.

Raleigh Iron Works could soon welcome a new entertainment destination. Punch Bowl Social has filed a building according to reporting from The News & Observer. The proposed project would bring the national eatertainment brand to North Carolina for the first time at 2221 Iron Works Drive, Suite 90. The approximately...

NC By Train rolled out a free Rail & Ride pass program on Monday. Train riders going between Raleigh and Charlotte can now hop on local buses and light rail without paying extra. Seven transit systems joined right away, and an eighth will come aboard Oct. 1. Here's how it...

North Carolina regulators have denied Duke Energy’s proposal to construct and operate a 255-MW natural gas-fueled simple cycle combustion turbine at its Smith Energy Complex in Richmond County, North Carolina, citing uncertainty around load growth and the cost of the proposal. The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s

CLAYTON, N.C. – The search for a missing Clayton teenager has expanded to the Greensboro area after police said the vehicle he was driving was found wrecked and unoccupied. Clayton Police announced the update Sept. 22, saying Robert Allen Book III, 17, remains missing. Police said Robert was last...

APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — A popular teen hangout in Apex is sparking safety concerns. The spot sits just feet from active railroad tracks, and the mayor says a recent cleanup turned up drug paraphernalia, beer cans and other trash. It’s under the Apex Peakway bridge, not far from downtown....

Quail Corners II Shopping Center will welcome a new tenant this fall. Mother-daughter owned baby clothing store, Cottage Baby Boutique , plans to open their first independent storefront location in the North Raleigh retail and dining complex. “We are currently building out our new storefront in Quail Corners and hope t

Less than 24 hours after the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to advance plans to consolidate WakeMed and Atrium Health, North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner says he is “profoundly concerned” that the deal is proceeding. Briner dismissed claims by merger supporters that Atrium’s latest offer was an improvement.